The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) is the largest professional association for corporate environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability decision-makers. We are dedicated to empowering our members to advance environmental stewardship, create safe and healthy workplaces, and promote global sustainability.

Proactively Managing for an OSHA Inspection

An unannounced OSHA inspection can result in chaos resulting in multiple citations, huge fines and even criminal proceedings; however, that doesn't have to be the end result. Employers have rights during and after an OSHA inspection. Understanding your rights and how to best manage a visit by OSHA is a first step in controlling the financial outcomes of an inspection and protecting your public image. By implementing good risk management techniques to control risks and ensure compliance, an OSHA inspection can be easily managed.

This webinar archive will help EHS managers identify steps that can be taken to avoid an inspection. We will also discuss important actions to take during an OSHA inspection, and how to develop a strategy to address citations and fines resulting from the inspection.

Speakers

Jeff Powers, Senior Consultant; Antea Group

Speaker Biography:

Jeff Powers

Jeff Powers, a Certified Safety Professional and Senior Consultant with Antea Group, has more than 30 years of experience assisting Fortune 500 firms with their EHS needs. His diverse experience includes EHS leadership roles in the automotive, building products and foundry industries. His most recent assignment was leading the EHS function in North and South America for a global automotive supplier, while also supporting their Asia Pacific and European regions. His diverse background, business acumen and working knowledge of global EHS and risk management enables him to see issues and concerns through the client’s eyes and develop realistic, value added solutions. Jeff specializes in assisting companies to recognize, control and mitigate EHS risks. He has implemented EHS management systems at the corporate and facility level that have been registered under the ISO 14001 Standard and comply with the OHSAS 18001 Standard. Jeff has led safety processes at facilities that have gained recognition by the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and have been included in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program. He has also led casualty and property insurance programs, including claims resolution. His career has included both technical staff and operations management roles which required a high level of energy, leadership and communication; he is at ease on the factory floor as well as the executive suite.

Each year NAEM’s annual conference convenes more than 550 attendees for a three-day showcase of the latest strategies corporate environment, health, safety and sustainability (EHS&S) leaders are using to keep employees safe, minimize their company’s environmental footprint and deliver business value through sustainability programs.